A Jefferson Parish deputy was booked with rape Wednesday after Sheriff Newell Normand said the man allegedly forced a woman to perform a sex act after a traffic stop to avoid jail.

Brett Casimir had been with the Sheriff's Office since September 2007.

Brett Casimir, 36, of 827 Delia Lane near Gretna, was booked with aggravated rape and abuse of office and taken to the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna. No bond information was available for Casimir on Wednesday.

Normand said that about 4:10 a.m., the Sheriff's Office received a report from a 22-year-old woman that she had been abused by a deputy. The woman said that she and two friends were stopped at the intersection of Manhattan and Harvey boulevards by Casimir for a traffic violation.

Normand said that Casimir ran the woman's information and determined that she had an outstanding attachment. He then handcuffed her and placed her in the rear of his police cruiser while two others were allowed to leave.

Casimir told the victim that he would release her if she performed a sex act on him, according to Normand. Casimir allegedly drove behind a business in the 1500 block of Lapalco Boulevard. The woman told investigators that she felt "intimidated" by the fact that Casimir was an officer and that he was armed, so she performed the sex act.

Normand said that Casimir then returned the victim to her home. When investigators questioned Casimir about the incident Wednesday afternoon, he corroborated the woman's story, the sheriff said. Casimir, who had been with the Sheriff's Office since September 2007, was fired and then arrested, Normand said.

Casimir is the second deputy arrested on a rape charge this year. In February, Jonathan Andrew Esté, 25, of 821 Heritage Ave., Terrytown, was booked with rape and three counts of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile after a 16-year-old said that Esté raped her three years ago. Esté has since been booked with one count of carnal knowledge of a juvenile and is awaiting trial.